I'm working on a new project and I'm working would it been in my best intersets to make subdomains for each section of just have it in directories instead. For example: catergory.domain.com or domain.com/catergory/ Which way would actually be better. Atleast to me they seem to have teh same organization so seo would be the same I would think.
category.domain.com Will be better if the categories are totally unrelated ..and domain.com/category is good if all categories follow a common niche and you want to rank for that niche. Its proven, however I am not giving any explanation here..
i believe none sub domain is better. as far as i know, search engines view sub domains almost absolutely independent
This really depends on what you are trying to do. Either way the search engine will find the content. I would worry more about how this will effect your visitors and marketing strategy. Sub-domains are commonly used for marketing purposes and provide a easy naming convention for people to remember. eg. blog.domain.com or promo.domain.com. Some will use sub-domains to break up parts of the site that require a different host/IP or configuration but want to be associated with the same domain name. eg. canada.domain.com, french.domain.com, forum.domain.com. Using categories (domain.com/catergory/) is mostly used to group related topics into a folder on the same website. eg. domain.com/toys, domain.com/clothing, domain.com/jewelery/. Some use both. For instance, advertising blog.doimain.com will forward to domain.com/blog/. Some will be more legible and easier for your customers to remember. Keep your customers in mind when deciding. Hope this helps.
i tested both.first solution in blog...Google saw them like separate website.second options Google see like its sub-folder of the main website with clear connection.
Use domain.com/catergory/ if the subjects are related, it gives that "Silo" effect which some SEO seem to recommend for organic SEO traffic. Use catergory.domain.com (subdomains) if you're trying to brand your site, but searchengines consider them a different domain, and since it's a subdomain it'll be harder to rank since it's not a tld.
I wouldn't suggest subdomains unless you plan on promoting each sub domain. Creating a subdomain is like creating a whole new website in the search engines eyes, it won't pass PR on or anything. Trust me I've done it before and it was a complete failure.
No to subdomain! This is what I have learned and it is a good little tip! Subdomains are treated like an entirely different website by the Search Engines....meaning it will have no page rank/backlinks ect.
I agree.. plus, if your going to be doing alot of projects.. sub-directories are ALOT easier to create and delete than sub-domains
To domain . . . just make it a page . . . the more pages targeting your specific keywords the more traffics . . . I suggest you install wordpress . . .
Learn alot on this one. And I was learning alot towards subdomains. I did notice on some other projects that subdomains did make it alot more problem-some then I wanted it to be. Especially when it came to changing the site around later on.
Are these pages intended to build rank for your main site or increase visibility in search engines? Sub-domains (category.domain.com) will rank independently in search results and will not pass PR to your main site. On the other hand, sub-pages (www.domain.com/category) will pass PR to your main site, but typically will not rank independently in serps, they will appear as a sitelink or indented listing. I hope the above info helps a tad. -AS
For blog purposes, I've found success with creating a sub domain - as we compiled a large amount of content and implemented a cross linking strategy with the main domain. Our PR caught up in a matter of months.